Brandwag Weather Records (SF004335120)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brandwag (SF004335120), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Brandwag

Brandwag (SF004335120) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.55 latitude and 25.28 longitude, 1,380 m (4,528 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1978, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Brandwag still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brandwag set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 23 January 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.55 latitude, 25.28 longitude.
Elevation: 1,380 m (4,528 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1978, 65 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Brandwag. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Brandwag, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Brandwag still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 121.2 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brandwag. The most was 121.2 mm (4.8 in) on 11 February 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brandwag
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 January 1967
Feb	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	11 February 1941
Mar	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 April 1961
May	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 May 1967
Jun	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 August 1918
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2 September 1943
Oct	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 October 1953
Nov	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	23 November 1928
Dec	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Brandwag
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 1978	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1978	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1978	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1977	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1977	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1977	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1976	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1975	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1975	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1975	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Brandwag: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	1944	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	294 days	1941	120 days	63

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brandwag, 1914 to 1978. The record is 121.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brandwag by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1915	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1921	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1923	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1937	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1941	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1942	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1955	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brandwag, 1914 to 1978. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brandwag by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1915	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1918	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1919	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1921	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1923	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1926	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1928	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1929	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1930	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1932	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1937	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1938	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1940	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1941	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1944	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1945	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1953	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1960	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1968	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1973	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1974	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1977	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1978	129.0 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brandwag, 1914 to 1978. The record is 294 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 120 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brandwag by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	71 days
1915	96 days
1916	178 days
1917	64 days
1918	89 days
1919	141 days
1920	145 days
1921	30 days
1922	70 days
1923	131 days
1924	125 days
1925	26 days
1926	140 days
1927	111 days
1928	121 days
1929	63 days
1930	130 days
1931	186 days
1932	132 days
1933	202 days
1934	49 days
1935	148 days
1936	148 days
1937	157 days
1938	172 days
1939	56 days
1940	96 days
1941	294 days
1942	168 days
1943	107 days
1944	98 days
1945	232 days
1946	129 days
1949	34 days
1950	74 days
1951	53 days
1952	97 days
1953	184 days
1954	131 days
1955	162 days
1956	147 days
1957	64 days
1958	134 days
1959	84 days
1960	66 days
1961	97 days
1962	159 days
1963	120 days
1964	185 days
1965	87 days
1966	172 days
1967	75 days
1968	54 days
1969	77 days
1970	71 days
1971	120 days
1972	134 days
1973	167 days
1974	115 days
1975	67 days
1976	158 days
1977	110 days
1978	14 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

55 years, 1914 to 1977

A day with at least 49.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.0 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brandwag: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 55 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 55 years of values from 1914 to 1977.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 121.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1941; 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1936; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

Data for Brandwag standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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